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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive 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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