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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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