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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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