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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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