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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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