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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always 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 several issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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