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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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