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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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