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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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