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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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