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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently 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 many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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