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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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