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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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