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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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