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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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