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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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