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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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