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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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