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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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