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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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