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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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