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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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