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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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