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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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