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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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