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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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