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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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