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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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