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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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