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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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