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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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