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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models 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 stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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