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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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