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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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