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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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