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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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