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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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