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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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