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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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