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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education