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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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