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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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