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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not 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 many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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