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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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