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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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