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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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