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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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