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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not 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 online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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