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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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