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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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