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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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