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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically 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 e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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