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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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