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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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