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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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