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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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