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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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