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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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