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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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