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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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