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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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