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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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