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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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