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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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