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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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