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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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