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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are 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 variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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