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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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