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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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