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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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