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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners 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 several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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