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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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