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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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