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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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