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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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