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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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