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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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