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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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