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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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