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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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