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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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