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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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