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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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