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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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