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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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