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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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