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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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