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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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