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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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