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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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