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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important 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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