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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines 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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