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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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