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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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