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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What 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 in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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