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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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