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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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