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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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