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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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