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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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