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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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