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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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