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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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