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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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