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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively 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 have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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