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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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