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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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