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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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