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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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