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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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