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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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