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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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