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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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