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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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