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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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