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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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