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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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