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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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