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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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