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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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