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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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