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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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