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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses 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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