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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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