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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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