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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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