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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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