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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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