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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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