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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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