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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free 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 lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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