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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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