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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally 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 several topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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