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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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