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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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