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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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