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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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