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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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