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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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