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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC 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. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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