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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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