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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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