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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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