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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important 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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