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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses 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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