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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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