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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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