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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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