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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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