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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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