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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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