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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses 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. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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