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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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