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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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