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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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