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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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