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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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