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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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