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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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