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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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