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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources