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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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