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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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