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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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