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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not 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 elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines 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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