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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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