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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always 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 several topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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