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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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