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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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