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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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