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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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