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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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