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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches 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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