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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers 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 MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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