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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 MOOC courses are 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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