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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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