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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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