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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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