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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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