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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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