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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure 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 MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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