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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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