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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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