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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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