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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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