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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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