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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually 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 issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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