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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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