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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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