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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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