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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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