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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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