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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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