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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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