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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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