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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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