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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business 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 optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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