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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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