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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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