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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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