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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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