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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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