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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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