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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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