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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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