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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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