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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand 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 analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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