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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always 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 online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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