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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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