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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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