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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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