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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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