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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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