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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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