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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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