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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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