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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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