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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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