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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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