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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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