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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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