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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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