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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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