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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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