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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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