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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are customarily free 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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