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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses 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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