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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students 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 several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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