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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take 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. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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