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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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