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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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