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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the 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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