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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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