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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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