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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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