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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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