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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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