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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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