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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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