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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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