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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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