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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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