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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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