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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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