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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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