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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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