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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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