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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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