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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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