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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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