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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically 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 several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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