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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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