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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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