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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies 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 optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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