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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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