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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants 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. These massive open courses are typically 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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