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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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