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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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