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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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