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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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