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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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