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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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