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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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