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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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