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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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