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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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