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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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