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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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