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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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