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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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