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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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