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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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