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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently 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 many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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