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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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