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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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