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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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