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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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