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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education