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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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