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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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