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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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. These massively open online courses are almost always free 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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