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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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