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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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