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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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