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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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