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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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