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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding 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 scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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