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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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