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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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