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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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