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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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