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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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