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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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