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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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