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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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