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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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