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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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