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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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