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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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