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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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