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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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