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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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