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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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