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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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