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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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