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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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