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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are 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 e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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