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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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