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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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