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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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