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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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