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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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