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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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