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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not 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 distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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