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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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