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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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