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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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