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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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