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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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