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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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