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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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