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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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