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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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