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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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