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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs 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 issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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