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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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