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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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