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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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