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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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