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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners 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 online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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