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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for students 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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