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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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