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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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