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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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