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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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