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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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