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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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