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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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