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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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