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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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