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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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