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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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