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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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