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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free 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 a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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