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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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