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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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