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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally 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 a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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