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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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