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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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