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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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