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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always 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 elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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