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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major 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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