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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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