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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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