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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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