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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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