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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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