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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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