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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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