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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically 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 variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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