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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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