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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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