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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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