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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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