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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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