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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies 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 optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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