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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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