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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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