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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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