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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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