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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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