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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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