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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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