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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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