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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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