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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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