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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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