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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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