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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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