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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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