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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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