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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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