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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are 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 numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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