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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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