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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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