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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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