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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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