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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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