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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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