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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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