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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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