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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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