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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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