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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically 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 topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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