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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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