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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations 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 educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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