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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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