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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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