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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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