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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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