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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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