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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major 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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