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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not 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 issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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