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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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