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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key 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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