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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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