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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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