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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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