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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important 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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