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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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