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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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