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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently 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 online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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