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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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