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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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