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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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