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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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