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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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