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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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