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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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