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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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