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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually 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 a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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