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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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