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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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