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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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