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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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