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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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