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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive 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 teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the 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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