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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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