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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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