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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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