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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 massive open courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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