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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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