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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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