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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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