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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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