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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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