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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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