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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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