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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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