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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly 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 several topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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