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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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