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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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