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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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