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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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