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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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