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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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