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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major 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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