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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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