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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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