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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always 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 distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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