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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business 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 teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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