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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. 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 online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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