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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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 several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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