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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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