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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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