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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online 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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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