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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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