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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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