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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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