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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions 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 organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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