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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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