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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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