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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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