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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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