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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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