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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about 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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