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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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