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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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