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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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