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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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