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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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