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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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