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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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