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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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