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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the 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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