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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the 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 considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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