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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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