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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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