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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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