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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily 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 several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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