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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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