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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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