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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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