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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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