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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually 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 variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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