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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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