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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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