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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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