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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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