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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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