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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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