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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee 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 massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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