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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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