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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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