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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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