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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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