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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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