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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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