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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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