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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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