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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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