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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free 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 several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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