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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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