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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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