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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key 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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