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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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