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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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