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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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