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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly 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 variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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