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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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