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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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