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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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